Tank or storage receptacle



W. H. PARTON.

TANK 0R STORAGE RECEPTACLE.

APPLICATION FILE-D ocr. 14, 1920.

l p42?, l 66, Patented Aug. 29, 1922.

6055088 "eeag WLLIAM H. PARTON, 0F H'URON,SUTH DAKOTA, ASSIG'NDR- OFONE-HALF TO WEAR- E'VER TANK & PA'INT UO., OF HURON, SUTH DAKOTA.

TANK 0R STORAGE RECEPTACLE.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 29, i922..

To all w 7mm t may conce/m Be it known that WILLIAM H. PanfroN, acitizen of the United States, residing at Huron, in the county of Teadleand State of South Dakota, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in rlanks or Storage Receptacles, of which the following isa specification. v

This invention relates to a tank such as is used for watering-stock andstoring grain or other commodities and which is so placed that it issubject to the action ofthe elements inasmuch as it is usually placed ina barn or barn yard or, at least, in an unheated building.

In tanks of the above mentioned class it is diilicult to provide aconstruction which is unaffected by changes in temperature, such asextreme heat of the summer and freezing weather of the winter andaccordingly the ordinary tanks go to pieces very quickly and areexpensive to replace.

vWith the present invention a tank is pro- 4vided which is extremelysimple, relatively inexpensive and is constructed so as to compensatefor extreme temperatures, remaining intact regardless of the fact thatthe water inthe tank might, at various times, freeze solid.

Another feature of the present invention consists in the provision ofmeans for conducting heat from below the frost line to that portion ofthe tank which freezes last, namely the center, whereby under fairlynormal conditions the tank will not freeze solid.

A still further feature resides in the manner of connecting arcuatecorrugated metal sections to form a tank body which is susceptible ofdianietric expansion or contraction.

In the drawings annexed hereto and which illustrate specific forms ofthe invention;

Figure l is a perspective view of a metal tank 5 Figure 2 is a sectionon the line 2 2 of Figure l;

Figure 3 is an enlarged vertical section of the joint;

Figure l is an enlarged side elevation of the joint;

Figure 5 is a fragmentary view of a modified form of joint;

Figure 6 is a sectional view of the joint shown 1n Figure 5.

In detail:

The tank 'as shown in Figures l to t inclusive comprises the side wall Aformed of sections l, 3 and d of corrugated sheet metal, thecorrugations running lengthwise of the sections.

j rFliese sections are punched, at the end, in a vertical row forassembling` lin over-- lapped relation, the holes in the underneath endbeing of a diameter to accommodate a proper fastening member 5 such as abolt or the like anl the holes in the outside end being elongated, asshown in Figure l, for a purpose to be hereinafter described. ln makingup the joints between the ends of the sections l, 3 and l, a strip ofpacking 6 is interposed between the ends and the two ends drawn tightlytogether by means of the nuts 7 so that no leakage past these oints canoccur. The corrugations in the sections correspond so that they interfitwhen the sections are assembled and the packing used is flexible, suchas building paper or the like, and accordingly conforms to theconfiguration imposed upon it by the meeting walls of the sections.

if desired the type of section joint shown in Figures 5 and 6 may beused wherein lthe fastening means are located lin two parallel rows, onein which thefastening means is on the corrugated ridges and the other inthe grooves. Also the edges of the sections may be rolled or beaded forstrength if desired.

The tank body A is separate from any base and the base may consist ofsimply dirt enclosed within the body puddled or tamped and covered witha heavy oil or a cement, asphalt or other base may be poured into thebody to form a suitable bottom for retaining the water. In the eventthat the cement or asphalt bottom is used a building paper or otherpacking strip 10 is placed around the side wall for a portion of itsheight and the cement or asphalt then maintains the"| packing in placeand forms a tight joint with the side wall section which is sufficientlyflexible to permit of contraction and expansion of the side wall.

ln the freezing of a body of water the center' always freezes last andit is not until this central portion freezes that any damage to thereceptacle results. In order to overcome, as far as possible, thisobjectionable feature of the freezing of a stock llO watering tank andalso to provide against damage in the event of actual freezing, a

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wooden post l1 is placed centrally ot the tank and extends even with theouter' wall and into the ground a sufficient distance. This wooden post,in the case of a tank with an asphalt or concrete bottom, is providedwith a paper or other packing ring lf2.

`The central postbeing made of material that isavbad beat conductor,will prevent the 'freezing of the central portion or' the .body of waterunder substantially normal conditions.

However, in the case of ex treme temperatures should the tank freeze, nodamage will result to the side wall for the reason that the pressurewill be Vrelieved by the packing strips which will prevent the burstingof the side wall.

lt is of course obvious that various types of side walls may be usedwith `the center rment between the bottom and the wall, and

a central member extending from the level of the upper edge of the wallto a point lwell beneath the frost line oi' the ground.

2. ln atank, a sectional wall comprising a series of corrugated sheetmetal sections having expansible joints,. a bottom formed inthe ground,a packing element in said (joints and between the bottom and the wall,

and a central member extending from the level of the upper edge of thewall to a sufficient depth in the ground, a packing being provid-edbetween said post and the surrounding bottom.

3. In a tank, a sectional wall comprising a series of corrugated sheetmetal sections having overlapped ends some of which are provided withelongated holes, a packing element bewteen the overlapped ends,fastening means extending through the elongated holes and thev packing(element to unite the sections in a fluid tight joint permittingexpansion and contraction, and a central member extending yfrom thelevel of the upper edge of the wall yto a point well beneath the frostline of the` ground, a bottom of mineral material enclosed .by saidsectional wall and surrounding said central member. y

' 4. In an expansible tank having a foundation, Yforming the bottom,built oi hard mineral material in the ground, a central post placedltirmly in the ground and extending upwardly through said bottom to thetop of the tank, a cylindrical v-wall around the edge of said bottom,said wall comprising a plurality of corrugated sheet metal sectionshaving `overlapping edges provided with elongated holes and boltsengag-ing in said holes to draw the edges together, a-packing of porousmaterial being inserted between the edges of said sections and betweensaid bottom and post on the one hand and said bottom and the sides onthe other hand.

In testimony whereof I aHiX my signature.

WILLIAM H. PARroN. [as]

